Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsReince Priebus Refuses To Confirm That Trump Didnt Contact Or Coordinate With Russia
http://www.politicususa.com/2016/12/18/reince-priebus-refuses-flatly-deny-trump-contact-coordinate-russia.htmlDuring an interview on Fox News Sunday, incoming Trump chief of staff Reince Priebus refused to deny that Trump coordinated or communicated with Russia during the campaign. Instead of a denial, Priebus tried to turn Russian election interference into a partisan issue.
(snip)
WALLACE: Two questions. One, do you flatly deny any contact, any coordination between Mr. Trump, his campaign, his associates and the Russians in interfering?
PRIEBUS: Even this question is insane. Of course, we didnt interface with the Russians. I mean, this whole thing is a spin job. And I think what the Democrats ought to do is look in the mirror and face the reality that they lost the election. And they lost the election because theyre so and completely out of touch with the American people that theyre so shell-shocked and they cant believe it.
And what is their response? Recounts, Russians, leaked CIA reports, and now the press secretary of the president saying that the reason Hillary Clinton lost wasnt because she blew it in Benghazi, she blew it with Russia, she blew it as secretary of state, she ignored the entire Midwest, and people didnt like the product. Thats why Hillary Clinton lost.
What Trumps incoming chief of staff offered up was a dodge, the question is absurd, and a non-answer, Hillary Clinton blew it. Nowhere in Priebuss dodge does he flatly deny that Trump coordinated or had contact with Russia during the campaign. The idea of the Trump campaign coordinating with Russia is more difficult to prove, but the idea of a US presidential candidate being in contact with a hostile foreign actor during the campaign needs to be investigated.
(end snip)
It's the non-denial denials. Can you smell the fear? I can.
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
8 replies, 1607 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (12)
ReplyReply to this post
8 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Reince Priebus Refuses To Confirm That Trump Didnt Contact Or Coordinate With Russia (Original Post)
deminks
Dec 2016
OP
pbmus
(12,422 posts)1. More doublespeak, obfuscation , lies
BainsBane
(53,031 posts)2. That reads like a denial to me
"Of course we didnt interface with the Russians."
If there was collusion, it wouldn't have involved Preibus but more likely Stone and Brannon.
PolitcsUSA deliberately misleads far too often.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)3. Treason runs in Rethug veins.
Nixon's back channel through Anna Chennault, thus killing the Paris Peace talks on the Vietnam War in 1968.
Reagan's back channel dealings with Iran in 1980 on the hostages. Then the Iran-Contra scandal.
Now this...
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)4. Old Rinsey is a total owned property of the Koch Empire.
He will say what ever it takes to protect his Candidates. He would not no the truth if it hit him the face.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)5. Republicans merrily selling out America to the freakin Evil Empire
Nwgirl503
(406 posts)6. He sort of denied it...
Of course, we didnt interface with the Russians.
I'm not pointing this out to be contrary to the OP, but more because this type of comment needs to be recorded and remembered. So when it comes out that there was collusion (and IMO, that will eventually be proven), these comments can be used in pointing out their lies.
yodermon
(6,143 posts)7. Who is "we"? What is "interface"? Who are "Russians"?
so many weasel words, so little time.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)8. What a misleading headline